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CALS responds to USDA Civil Rights Review
In March of 2017 a team from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) conducted an Equal Employment Opportunity/Civil Rights […]
Lake Michigan waterfowl botulism deaths linked to warm waters, algae
Since the 1960s, tens of thousands of birds living on the Great Lakes have died during periodic outbreaks of botulism. The outbreaks have only become […]
Back to farming basics in Guatemala
When Claudia Calderón touched down in the fertile highlands of western Guatemala, she was stepping into a sociological experiment already afoot. What brought her to the verdant […]
Dean responds to Organizational Redesign Committee report
Over the last year, the CALS Organizational Redesign Committee has considered possible changes in structural organization and resource allocation to make CALS more resilient now […]
Robert Anex part of team awarded $2.5M grant to study water and energy use in irrigated agriculture
Biological systems engineering professor Robert Anex is part of a team recently awarded a $2.5M grant from USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The […]
Reminder: Herfurth-Kubly Awards for Initiative and Efficiency applications due Jan. 24
The Office of Undergraduate Academic Awards seeks your nominations of outstanding seniors for the Theodore Herfurth and Teddy Kubly Awards for Initiative and Efficiency, which […]
Changes within the CALS Development Team at UWF
Ale Nicolet, who has been a development director at the UW Foundation for nearly two and a half years, has accepted the development director position […]
Deadlines approaching on these scholarships and fellowships to support undergraduate research
Deadlines are approaching on the following list of scholarships and fellowships available from the Provost’s Office to support and involve undergraduates in collaborative research. Please encourage qualified […]
Philip Harris, professor emeritus of Agricultural and Applied Economics, dies at 66
Phil Harris, an educator of agricultural law at UW–Madison for more than 35 years, died on Jan. 12, 2018. He was 66. Born on June […]
Agenda for CALS Equity and Diversity Committee meeting – Jan. 18
The CALS Equity and Diversity Committee is meeting on Thursday, Jan. 18 from 11 a.m. – noon in 250 Agricultural Hall. View the agenda.